itretiree Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Hi, I'm a newbie with a problem creating the zip file for the flash drive backup. Instead of the file being downloaded it shows as a link in a new 404 browser window. Also, I haven't been able to get the online backup to work either (usual, reported "try again later" message. Any idea on how to get it to work locally, would be really appreciated. Thanks! Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Please post the diagnostics after a backup attempt. Quote Link to comment
itretiree Posted September 30, 2022 Author Share Posted September 30, 2022 Hi, Thanks for the reply! Here is the diagnostic file as you requested. homeserver-diagnostics-20220929-2041.zip Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Log is full of spam, please reboot, try doing a backup immediately after start and if it still fails post new diags. Quote Link to comment
itretiree Posted September 30, 2022 Author Share Posted September 30, 2022 OK, rebooted. Same thing. Here is the Diagnostic log. I really appreciate your help!! homeserver-diagnostics-20220930-1033.zip Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Sep 30 10:33:14 HomeServer nginx: 2022/09/30 10:33:14 [error] 2177#2177: *110 open() "/usr/local/emhttp/homeserver-flash-backup-20220930-1033.zip" failed (2: No such file or directory) while sending to client, client: 192.168.1.101, server: , request: "GET /homeserver-flash-backup-20220930-1033.zip HTTP/1.1", host: "homeserver.local", referrer: "http://homeserver.local/Main/Settings/Flash?name=flash" Not sure what this is about, any ideas @Squid @bonienl? Quote Link to comment
Squid Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Not really. (Although I had this morning CA go to a blank page when I tried to download it's diagnostics, which has never happened before (download code is the same as flash backup) - But nothing similar was logged) Quote Link to comment
itretiree Posted October 1, 2022 Author Share Posted October 1, 2022 Hi again, I decided to pull my flash drive and copy its contents to a folder (especially the config file) just in case. But I discovered that nearly all the file names on the drive are gibberish. Now, I've only seen this happen with a corrupted drive. So this may very well be the problem. Unraid flash routine can't read the gibberish files. Although enough must be readable, like the config file for Unraid to boot. What is your advice and can you suggest a good drive to purchase? I used the best drive I had which is a 64GB Samsung. Also, I understand that if I replace the config file with my current one on the new drive that most things will continue working. Thanks for your help and advice! Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 20 minutes ago, itretiree said: So this may very well be the problem. Most likely. Quote Link to comment
Solution itretiree Posted October 1, 2022 Author Solution Share Posted October 1, 2022 OK, I decided to reinstall Unraid onto the same flash drive (so the id wouldn't have changed). After a couple of failed attempts and watching a youtube video I tried again. Still no go, just a blank drive. I did it again, but this time when it got stuck I just change the USB drive name to UNRAID and it took off and finished. Upon examination, no gibberish! I copied my config file to the drive, put it in the server and now all is well. I was able to create a local backup as well as one on the Unraid site. I guess the creator needs a little work, or it's just my computer. In any case, all is well. Drives and shares Dockers, etc all good. Thanks for your help! You kind of led me into figuring something was wrong the the USB drive! 1 Quote Link to comment
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